Transferable clamp lamp-bracket.



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F. S. ARMSTMIIWIE, B. WEAVER 1. M. M. ARBER.

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(Application filed Nov. 22, i000.

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FREDERICK S. ARMSTRONG, OF FRANKLIN, CONNECTICUT, AND MATILDA C. WEAVERAND MABEL A. BARBER, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHU- SETTS.

TRANSFERABLE CLAW] P LAMP BHACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,680, dated August20, 1901. Application filed November 22, 1900. Serial No. 371366. Nomodels) To all whom it may concern: The rim or band a when expanded orcorn Be it known that we, FREDERICK S. ARM- tracted preserves at alltimes a perfect circu- 45 STRONG, of Franklin, New London county, larform and provides a large range of ad- State of Connecticut, and MATILDAC. lVEA- justnient, whereby lamps of diiterent sizes VER and MABEL A.BARBER, of North Attlemay be securely supported.

boro, Bristol county, State of Massachusetts, The reference-letters h 7tdenote fingercitizens of the United States, have invented rests by meansof which the adjustment of 50 a new and useful Invention in Transferablethe steel rim a may be readily attained. Clamp Lamp-Brackets, of whichthe follow- When it is desired to contract the band a,

IO ing is a specification, reference being had to it may be easily andconveniently done by the accompanying drawings. placing a thumb andforefinger on the fin- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveger-rests h h, respectively, and bringing the 55 viewofournewly-invented bracket and shows said rests together until thedesired circle is the same as attached to a bench or table, and formedby the flexible band. The overlap- Fig. 2 illustrates the said bracketas attached ping ends of the band are then securely to a joist or post.clamped together by the bolt 6 and nutf, and

Our invention consists of a device for holda ring is thus provided thatis practically as 60 ing lamps on sewing-machines, shelves, tarigid asit formed of asingle endless metallic bles, benches, &c., by means of aclamp, to band.

which almost any lamp or lantern can be at- Having thus described ourinvention, we

tached by means of an adjustable steel rim claim a, swiveled to a clamp19 by means of a set- In a bracket, in combination, a clamp, a 65 screw0, and has for its object to secure a lamp-supportconsistingota flexiblebandand lamp firmly to a sewing-machine or any obmeans for securingtogether the overlapping ject upon which it is impossible or unsafe toends of said band, and an arm secured to said setalamp. The clamp bworkswitha thumbband and swiveled in the said bracket; the screw 01, and saidclamp being swiveled to said flexible band being formed with radi- 70the adjustable steel rim a may be adjusted ally-projectingfinger-restsh,h, substantially at any angle relative to said steel rim to enasspecified.

3o able the attaching of our device either to a In testimony whereof wehave signed our horizontal or perpendicular support or in any names tothis specification in the presence of angle therebetween. thesubscribing witnesses.

The steel rim a consists of a flexible band FREDK. S. ARMSTRONG. whoseends are overlapped, and such over MATILDA C. /VEAVER. lapping ends areadjustably secured together MABEL A. BARBER.

by means of a threaded bolt 6 and thumb-nut Witnesses as to signature ofFrederick S.

f, the former being secured in one of such Armstrong:

overlapping ends and passing through a slot FRANK H. ALLEN,

g in the companion end and receiving the MAY F. RITCHIE. said thumb-nutto retain the said ends from Witnesses as to signatures of Matilda (3-.

slipping upon each other after their adj ust- Weaver and Mabel A.Barber:

ment to construct a ring of proper diameter FRED B. BYRAM,

to clamp a lamp which is to be supported. M. E. MOLEOD.

